Title: Hollywood Whore
Author: Demitria Miriam
Rating: M
Pairing: Sesshoumaru x Inuyasha
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and make no money off this piece of fiction.
Warnings: Cross dressing, yaoi, the feels, fanboy (but restrained) Sesshomaru, etc.
Summary: His name is Inuyasha Takahashi, and his band and he were known worldwide for their success as young musicians. However, never once did the hanyou think that he'd ever give up his fame for anything. But then his mother became gravely ill, and in the prime of his career, Inuyasha has to cast his dream aside, go undercover as well as search and seize the one person that could help; his father. Sess x Inu.
Chapter 1: Breaking News!
Musashi Sesshoumaru entered his senior high school classroom in the same fashion he did every morning: with a sigh passing his lips unnoticeably as he bypassed a crowd of girls that loitered about before the day began. He didn't spare them a look as he started toward his seat, thankful when their giggling ceased abruptly as their group parted down the middle, bowing to him like one would for a king as he stepped passed them.
He ignored the usual whispers of "Musashi-senpai looks so beautiful today with his hair pulled back like that at the nape!", allowing himself to vent the woes of his life by rolling his eyes to the ceiling after taking his seat.
Every day was like this- ever since he could remember- and yet, even with that knowledge, it would seem he would never learn his lesson of arriving early to school, even when it meant having to endure their simpering prattle that tore into his skull, setting every fray of his being on edge.
Inhaling a calming breath, Sesshoumaru closed his eyes in silent meditation, a ritual he'd started long ago when he'd discovered that acknowledging others- even within the privacy of his own mind- had the dastardly consequence of annoying the hell out of him the more aware he was of them.
Eyes closed, he let his mind float, his limbs feeling weightless to his sides as his breath was nothing but a rhythmic lullaby in his head.
Only when he heard someone rush in shrieking did his quiet contemplation of nothingness shatter into about as many pieces as he wished to render the squealing female.
"Did you hear! There was a report today in the paper about Hollywood Whore!"
"What!?" the other girls gasped, attention instantly drawn to their friend; every female occupying the otherwise abandoned room zeroed in around their prey.
And while Sesshoumaru's eyes remained shut, his face otherwise impassive to the conversation, a slight twitch of an elfish ear was the only sign that they had his undivided attention as well. A notion they would never be aware of.
"I brought it to school with me," the girl said rummaging around in her book bag before finding and waving it around triumphantly.
"Go ahead, read it, Nona-chan!" the girls urged her, pressing in closer to their target, eager to hear every word that spilled from her lips of their beloved rock band.
"Alright!" The girl flipped to the Celebrity page and began reading:
"The worldwide phenomenon known as Hollywood Whore finished their European and American tours last month and haven't been heard from since! While newsstands across the globe have been littered with photographs of the band out and about, viewers have yet to find one photo of the lead singer, Takahashi Inuyasha. Sources say the guitarist will be traveling abroad for the duration of the next year.
"Whether this is due to studies or for pleasure we've yet to confirm! A rep for the teen singer was quoted earlier today saying, 'He'll be focusing more on his life for the remainder of the year. But don't worry! The band is working on their next hit album via phone conferences and traveling to each other to collaborate their ideas!'
"It was also implied- but not confirmed- that the band has yet to decide whether they want to expand their touring from Asia and Australia to the shores of Japan!
"While Hollywood Whore- nor any representative of theirs- has yet to verify this, it's been a popular rumor that the band is on a 'break' since the apparent breakup between lead singer, Takahashi Inuyasha and Utami Kikyou of the band Dead Corpse Repeat.
"However, while this is unconfirmed information, it should also be noted that Utami Kikyou has also been MIA for the past couple of months as well. We have been unable to contact anyone concerning the DCR singer and any possibility of another record from them as well-"
"No way!" someone yelled out, voice trembling between horror, excitement and disbelief.
What? Sesshoumaru thought, his eyes opening slowly as his brow creased significantly while his mind processed all the information the girl had just read aloud.
"Kikyou-sama and Inuyasha-sama broke up? When! This means I have a shot!" one of the girls cried out, bouncing in place.
WHAT? the demon's brow twitched, the only telltale sign he was still reeling from the newspaper article. His favorite band- a well-guarded secret of his- was taking a vacation for an entire year? And the lead singer was...
His heart seemed to hiccup in his chest as the emotions he barely ever expressed, or even wanted to feel- except within the privacy of his own mind- began boiling just beneath his skin, readying to burst out in every which direction at any second.
What could possibly be so important that Hollywood Whore only now informed everyone they were taking leave for such an extended amount of time? And with no prior warning to their general audience? Even saying "We'll be taking a break for a while to recoup" was something; they hadn't said a word since their initial falling-off-the-face-of-the-earth act about a month ago, and now this?
Sesshoumaru bit his lip as it turned down in frustration, thankful that his back was to the gossiping girls.
"I wonder why Kikyou-sama and Inuyasha-sama broke up? They were going out for a year... Something big must have happened," one girl said slowly, tapping a finger against her mouth.
"Maybe he got her pregnant and decided to leave her?" another provided absently.
Sesshoumaru's left eye spasmed as the rest of the girls sucked in a sharp breath of incredulity.
"Don't say things like that! Inuyasha-sama would never do that! There's no way he'd get her pregnant! She probably cheated on him!"
"Yeah!" one of the girls agreed, feeding off her friend's declaration. "He'd be more likely to leave her if she got pregnant by another guy!"
"No, he'd be the better man and stay with her if he loved her so much, even if it was someone else's child!" another argued.
"What if it's not his child but he thinks it is?"
Deadly silence enshrouded the room, the girls absorbing everything that had been said as, unbeknownst to them, Sesshoumaru's brow twitched once more.
"I doubt that's the case, but if you're done talking about that I wanted to ask if any of you saw the message they posted on their blog last night!"
"What!"
"What'd it say?"
"They say not to worry, and that they'll let people know what's going on with them every so often, but it'll probably only be Roku-sama and Gouja-sama spamming the fans with messages."
"What about my lovely Inuyasha-kun?"
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed, glaring at the chalk board in the front of the classroom as he bit back the retort Don't say his name like that, knuckles turning white under his desk. The teen rock star was brilliant at what he did; he deserved the proper honorific, not some prepubescent girl's sickening endearment.
"They said he will most likely be too busy doing what he's doing to post at all, but if they got any messages passed along form him that they'd post them."
"Ahhh, no! I have to hear from him! He's my-"
A harsh slap of books onto a desk sounded from the back of the room, startling everyone enough to make them jump and look over. The girls glared daggers, nearly hissing as they recognized the new occupant.
The female that had rudely interrupted the groups gossiping marathon glared right back at them through dark bangs. "Will you all stop going on about them? It's annoying as hell."
And despite his own agitation, Sesshoumaru happened to agree with her- Aiko Inuzumi, he thought her name was- quite a bit. Hearing them nearly pant over a band like Hollywood Whore was nauseating to listen to. They didn't even do it for the music as much as whatever perverse fantasies they thought themselves to be in with whatever band member they found the most aesthetically pleasing.
"You've got some nerve eavesdropping, Aiko Inuzumi!" one girl yelled out.
"I didn't need to eavesdrop on probably the dumbest conversation I've ever heard. This is a public school if you didn't know," Aiko Inuzumi snapped back. "Besides, it's getting on my nerves how any of you think you stand a chance in hell with any of them."
"Oh, let me guess, you think you have a better chance with one of them, do you, half-breed?" the ring leader snapped.
Inuzumi snorted. "Keh. It should be about the music, not how much you want to get into pants that would never in a million years let you in them, even if you are easy."
Eyes huge with fury, the small crowd of girls started forward threateningly. "WHY YOU-!"
The sound of the school bell rang, triggering the girls' fight or flight mode. They settled for glaring as the rest of the class piled into the room, along with the teacher.
Sesshoumaru could only sigh, hiding any form of interest in the previous topic the girls had been fighting over at bay. After all, it wouldn't do to have anyone at school know of his darkest and most closely guarded secret...
That he, class president and only son and heir of Musashi Inutaishou and Musashi Izanami, was unreservedly obsessed with the American male rock star known as Takahashi Inuyasha-sama.
Chapter end.